History Film / WhenWeFirstMet

* SetRightWhatOnceWasWrong: Noah's reason for going to the past is to win Avery's heart. [[spoiler:In the end, he just does what he did the first time.]]

** The song "Back in Time" is heard, which is from another time-travelling movie: ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

* LongingLook: Noah stares deeply at Avery while [[WhatAnIdiot she's celebrating her engagement to another man]].

* CastingGag: This is the second collaboration between [[Film/TheDuff Robbie Amell and director Ari Sandel]], [[Series/{{Workaholics}} Adam Devine and Alex Daddario]], [[Series/ModernFamily Adam Devine and Robbie Amell]] and [[Film/TheBabysitter Robbie Amell and Andrew Bachelor.]]

* NotSoDifferent: During the timeline where Noah and Avery do get engaged, Ethan gets drunk and throws up in the bathroom. [[MeaningfulEcho He uses the same lines Noah did]] at the engagement party at the beginning of the movie. This is when Noah realizes that [[spoiler:Avery isn't meant to be with him]].

* {{Adorkable}}: Noah is socially inept and shy, yet sweet and endearing. His singing on the piano, and his dancing, are indicators as such.

* BlackBestFriend: Max. [[spoiler: Although, it depends on the past if he's friends with Noah in 2017.]]

** ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is mentioned.
** The song ''Back in Time'' is heard, which is from another time-travelling movie: ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.
** The time-travelling photobooth is a reference to ''Film/Big''.

* {{Fanservice}} : Adam DeVine in [[SexySoakedShirt soaked clothes]], all three men having a shirtless scene, and Alexandra Daddario and Shelley Hennig.

* ThatWasNotADream:Noah finds this out the painful way. *TheOneThatGotAway: Avery, for Noah.[[spoiler: later, it’s Carrie.]]

* TheOneThatGotAway: Avery, for Noah.

* CloserToEarth: Carrie is the most ''sane'' of the characters, and offers the most advice.

* FalseRomanticLead: [[spoiler:At first, it seems like Ethan is going to be this. Instead, it's actually ''Avery'' who is the false romantic lead for Noah. Everything he liked about Avery, it turns out she got from Carrie.]]

* GeniusBonus: The song "Shout" is played multiple times in the film. ''Shout'' is a call-and-response to the song "Lonely Teardrops," a song about a guy asking a girl for another chance at their romance. Additionally, Noah sings to Avery "say that you love me," which foreshadows his lingering feelings for her years later.

** ''Film/{{Frozen}}'' is mentioned.

* AlmostKiss: One scene has Noah leaning in towards Avery for a kiss, but [[MomentKiller Avery goes in for a hug]].

* TheBigDamnKiss: Noah kisses Carrie, [[SubvertedTrope but Carrie is perplexed.]]

* CharacterDevelopment:
** Noah initially starts off as a love-sick man, desperate to make Avery love him. In the end, he's now very content with his friendship with Avery, and begins to develop an appreciation of life.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Noah doesn't think of the consequences his actions will have on his friends.

* DoubleMeaning: ''When We First Met'' initially describes the event when Noah and Avery met for the first time, but as the film progresses, it also describes when Noah met Carrie.

* DrowningMySorrows: Noah gets excessively drunk at Avery and Ethan's engagement party.
** Then, Ethan does in one timeline.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Noah has blonde frosted tips in his hair, signifying his 'asshole' transformation.

** In all the timelines, Carrie is there for Noah, making him realise they are meant to be together.

* LingerieScene: Avery greets Noah in this.

* MeetCute: Noah tries his meet-cute with Avery again and again in an effort to get it right.

* PrecisionFStrike: Max delivers one to Noah after he becomes so focused on his work that their friendship dissolved.
* RedStringOfFate: No matter how hard he tries and convinces himself that it's fate, Noah is never meant to be with Avery.

* SetRightWhatOnceWasWrong: Noah's reason for going to the past is to win Avery's heart.

* StalkerWithACrush: Noah accidentally comes off like this to Avery and Carrie after knowing ''too'' much information about them.

--> '''Noah:''' "You truly are a sad sack of shit."

* {{Adorkable}}: Noah is socially inept and shy, yet sweet and endearing.

* Woobie:

* TheBigDamnKiss: [[SubvertedTrope Noah kisses Carrie, but Carrie is perplexed.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: All he needs is a second chance to be her first choice. ]]

-> ''"Relationships are all about energy, and attraction, and... intangible things."''

''When We First Met'' is an inventive new look at the age old question of who is truly "meant to be", as Noah gets closer and closer to a life he may not actually be right for.

* ActionGirl: Carrie isn't afraid to use a plant to bash up Noah with, as demonstrated ''twice.''

* AlmostKiss: One scene has Noah leaning in towards Avery for a kiss, but [[MomentKiller Avery goes in for a hug.]]
* AnAesop: Destiny and fate is right in front of us, you just have to open your eyes a little bit more.
** Everything happens for a reason.
** There's absolutely nothing wrong with girl-and-boy friendships.
* BaitAndSwitch: Initially, you think that Noah will use time-travel to get with Avery, [[spoiler: but Noah decides that she deserves to be happy, meaning that they can never be together. Once Noah travels back in time again to get Avery and Ethan, and himself and Carrie together, you'd think that would be the end. But, it isn't.]]
* BedmateReveal: To Noah's, and the audience's, surprise, he wakes up in one timeline in bed with Avery.
* BettyAndVeronicaSwitch: Noah begins to see Carrie as the girl he loves.

* BookEnds: The movie starts and ends at the same event- Ethan and Avery's engagement party.
* ButterflyOfDoom: The repercussions of the things that Noah does in the past are shown immediately, with varying results.
* TheCastShowOff: Adam Devine gets to show off his amazing singing.
* Character Development:
** Noah initially starts off as a love-sick man, desperate to make Avery love him. In the end, he's now very content with his friendship with Avery, and begins to develop an appreciation of life.
* CloserToEarth: Carrie is the most ''sane'' of the characters, and offers the most advice.
* ComicalOverreacting: Noah's reaction to travelling back to 2014 is insanely hilarious, especially his interaction with the cashier.
* CrashIntoHello: Noah bumps into Avery at a Halloween party.

* {{Deconstruction}} Deconstructs a lot of the tropes of romantic comedies, particularly using time travel to manipulate someone into falling in love with you.

** Noah says to Carrie that he's been travelling, not knowing that he meant he's been travelling ''through time.''
* DrowningMySorrows: Noah gets excessively drunk at Avery and Ethan's engagement party.

* {Foreshadowing}: In every timeline, the one person who seems to care eniough for Noah to activley help him, when he is acting up or hurt is Carrie, despite them rarely being friends and her been typically annoyed at him most of the time.

* GeniusBonus: The song "Shout" is played multiple times in the film. ''Shout'' is a call-and-response to the song "Lonely Teardrops", a song about a guy asking a girl for another chance at their romance. Additionally, Noah sings to Avery "say that you love me," which foreshadows his lingering feelings for her years later.

* GreenEyedMonster: Noah is ''extremely'' threatened by Ethan, and constantly tries to prove he's better than him.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Noah eventually realises that Avery will never love him and arranges for her to meet Ethan]].
* JustFriends: At first, Noah dislikes that he's considered this to Avery, but [[spoiler: by the end, he deeply cherishes their friendship.]]

* LongingLook: Noah stares deeply at Avery, while [[WhatAnIdiot she's celebrating her engagement to another man.]]
* LoveCannotOvercome: No matter how much Noah loves Avery, she'll never reciprocate.
* LoveHurts:
--> '''Noah:''' "Don't fall in love. She's gonna rip your heart out!"

* LoveTriangle: Between Noah, Ethan and Avery. With Carrie, it turns into a LoveDodecahedron. Noah is in love with Avery, whilst Avery was once with Noah, but is now in love with Ethan. Ethan is in love with Avery, and Carrie is in love with Noah.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Avery is this initially to Noah, but Noah realises he's in love with the ''idea'' of this.

* PhotoBoothMontage: Occurs when the characters are in the photobooth. Near the end of the film, a truly adorable one is presented with Avery, Ethan, Noah and Carrie.
* PhotoMontage: During the end-credits depicting Noah and Carrie's relationship.
* PrecisionFStrike: Max delivers one to Noah, after he becomes so focused on his work that their friendship dissolved.
* RedStringOfFate: No matter how hard he tries, and convinces himself that it's fate, Noah is never meant to be with Avery.

** Avery's costume is ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' and Noah's Garth from ''Film/WaynesWorld''
** ''Film/Frozen'' is mentioned
** The song ''Back in Time'' is heard, which is from another time-travelling movie: ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

* SighofLove: After kissing Avery, Noah sighs loudly.
* SlapSlapKiss: When Noah and Avery are arguing in the pool, they start making out.
* StalkerWithACrush: Noah accidentally comes off like this to Avery and Carrie, after knowing ''too'' much information about them.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Avery, for Noah.

** [[spoiler: "Why doesn't Avery love me?"]]
* WhamShot: Avery hugging Noah, after Noah wants to kiss her.
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: When he wakes up, Noah has to figure out his life situation that resulted from his actions 3 years prior.

* YouNeverDidThatForMe: There are several examples of Avery acting different with Noah, than with Ethan.
** She doesn't say "I love you, too" to Noah.
** She doesn't kiss as passionately as she did with Ethan.